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James Roe Jr. (born 11 October 1998) is an Irish racing driver. He currently competes in
Indy NXT Indy NXT, previously Indy Lights, is an American Minor league, developmental automobile racing series sanctioned by IndyCar, currently known as Firestone Indy NXT Series for sponsorship reasons. Indy Lights is the highest step on the Road to In ...
driving the No. 29 Honda for
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. He previously drove for TJ Speed Motorsports in 2022. Roe previously competed in the
Indy Pro 2000 Championship The USF Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires, formerly known as the Star Mazda Championship, Pro Mazda Championship, and later Indy Pro 2000 Championship, is an open-wheel racing series serving as the third step on the Road to Indy l ...
with Turn 3 Motorsport. Roe is a nephew of former racing driver
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.


Racing career


Indy Pro 2000

On February 22, 2021, it was announced that Roe would be joining Turn 3 Motorsport to compete in the
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. Roe managed to get his first win of the season at the final race in
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, finishing ahead of Enaam Ahmed and
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series champion, Christian Rasmussen.


Indy NXT

For the 2022 season, Roe moved to TJ Speed Motorsports to compete in the Indy Lights series. He scored three top ten finishes in his nine races with the team before contesting two rounds with HMD. As Roe missed the final three races, he ended up 12th in the standings. On January 4, 2023, it was announced that Roe would compete full-time in the
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season for Andretti Autosport. Having fought for the win at the Indianapolis Road Course, Roe scored his first podium in the series, finishing second. He ended the season seventh in the championship, finishing ahead of Jamie Chadwick but behind
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and Louis Foster in the teammate battle. In 2024, Roe remained in
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and once again partnered Chadwick and Foster at Andretti. During a patchy first half of the season, which included three retirements, Roe managed to score a sole podium at Barber, finishing third. At the first oval race in
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, Roe took the first pole position of his NXT career, setting the series' lap record at the track in the process. Having led the vast majority of the race, Roe was passed by teammate Foster late on and finished second.


Racing record


Career summary

As Roe Jr. was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. *Season still in progress.


Motorsports career results

Formula 4 UAE Championship (
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)


American open-wheel results


F2000 Championship Series

(
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)


U.S. F2000 National Championship Series

(
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)


Formula 3 Americas Championship

(
key Key or The Key may refer to: Common meanings * Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm * Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock * Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)


Formula Regional Americas Championship

(
key Key or The Key may refer to: Common meanings * Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm * Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock * Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)


Indy Pro 2000 Championship

(
key Key or The Key may refer to: Common meanings * Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm * Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock * Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)


Indy Lights / Indy NXT

(
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led) * Season still in progress.


References


External links


Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roe, James 1998 births Living people Irish racing drivers U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers Indy Lights drivers Formula Regional Americas Championship drivers Dale Coyne Racing drivers International GT Open drivers Andretti Autosport drivers UAE F4 Championship drivers HMD Motorsports drivers People from Naas Motorsport people from County Kildare